Ireland Case No. 10598Burglary · Co. Kilkenny · 24 Jun 2025
Man given suspended sentence for Newpark Hotel burglary, Kilkenny
On 24 June 2025 gardaí received a report of an intoxicated male in the Newpark Hotel car park in Kilkenny. Gardaí later found Johnathan Breslin Mates, a man whose age is not given, on the Castlecomer Road with a hotel hospitality trolley taken from the hotel, and arrested him for his own safety. He pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to burglary, theft and a public order offence. On 6 March 2026 Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted him of burglary and imposed a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced6 Mar
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Johnathan Breslin Mates, a man, was found with a hotel hospitality trolley on the Castlecomer Road.
- Where
- The trolley was taken from the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny.
- When
- On 24 June 2025 gardaí received a report of an intoxicated male in the Newpark Hotel car park.
- Cause
- According to the case account, the accused went into the hotel looking for a phone charger, saw the trolley and took it.
- The defence described the offence as opportunistic.
- Investigation
- Gardaí found the man on the Castlecomer Road, intoxicated, and arrested him for his own safety.
- He was searched at Kilkenny Garda Station and was found to have a watch that had been taken.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and a public order offence.
- In court
- Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted him of burglary at Kilkenny District Court, as reported on 6 March 2026.
- Sentence
- He was given a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
- Other details
- The charges of public intoxication and possession of stolen property were taken into consideration.
- His solicitor handed a letter of apology from him into court.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was found with a hotel hospitality trolley on the Castlecomer Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereGardaí found a hotel trolley that the accused had taken from the Newpark Hotel. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenGardaí received a report of an intoxicated male in the Newpark Hotel car park on June 24, 2025. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- causeThe accused went into the hotel looking for a phone charger, saw the trolley and took it. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- causeThe defence described the offence as opportunistic. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí found the man on the Castlecomer Road, intoxicated, and arrested him for his own safety. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationHe was searched at Kilkenny Garda Station and found to have a watch that had been taken. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and a public order offence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtJudge Geraldine Carthy convicted the accused of burglary. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceA 10-month prison sentence was imposed, suspended for 12 months. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe charges of public intoxication and possession of stolen property were taken into consideration. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe solicitor handed a letter of apology from the accused into court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Mar2026Man who ‘made away’ with Kilkenny hotel trolley in ‘last chance saloon’ court told
Reports the court outcome: guilty plea, conviction for burglary, and a 10-month sentence suspended for 12 months, with the Newpark Hotel trolley and a stolen watch as the items involved.
convicted, Johnathan Breslin Mates, male, named, irish (judged from name)Johnathan Breslin Mates